Cymbeline

John Pitcher’s introduction discusses the changing critical reception of the play, its structure and themes, and the influence on Shakespeare of Ovid, Spenser, contemporary historians and Galileo’s discoveries.

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One of Shakespeare's late, fantastical plays, Cymbeline considers human love and art through the thrilling wonder of the Renaissance theatre. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited with an introduction by John Pitcher.

'Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages'

The King of Britain, enraged by his daughter's disobedience in marrying against his wishes, banishes his new son-in-law. Having fled to Rome, the exiled husband makes a foolish wager with a villain he encounters there - gambling on the fidelity of his abandoned wife. Combining courtly menace and horror, comedy and melodrama,Cymbeline is a moving depiction of two young lovers driven apart by deceit and self-doubt.

This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to the play, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.

Additional information

Weight 304 g
Dimensions 198 × 130 × 23 mm
Author

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Imprint

Penguin Classics

Cover

Paperback

Pages

xcix, 310

Language

English

Edition

New edition

Dewey

822.33 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K